Published on May 13, 2026 8:17 am
Last Updated on May 13, 2026 8:24 am
BY MILLIE LANGE
Effingham and Teutopolis stood tied at 1-1 in the opening inning of a high school softball contest Tuesday.
That lasted through the first three innings before Effingham took advantage, moving ahead 3-1.
But, here came Teutopolis, scoring two runs in the bottom of the fifth to tie the score at 3-3. No scoring through the sixth, but the Hearts came through once again, this time in the top of the seventh, getting three runs home for the 6-3 victory.
EHS was on a hitting run, nailing 12 in the contest. Keagyn Koenig had two doubles while Maci Hayes added a double. Cora Hartmann and Olivia Koester finished with three singles each while Molly Maxedon added two singles. Garnering two RBI each were Ryley Engel and Natalie Armstrong.
Layla McBride went seven innings, giving up three runs on eight hits. She did not allow a walk and struck out three.
The Wooden Shoes were led by Malea Helmink with three singles and three RBI and Jersey Gaddis with a single and double.
At Teutopolis
Effingham 100 200 3 — 6-12-2
Teutopolis 100 020 0 — 3- 8-0
WP — McBride. LP — Gaddis.
Effingham — Hayes, double; Engel, 2 RBI; Armstrong, 2 RBI; Koenig, 2 doubles; Cunningham, single; Hartmann, 3 singles; Maxedon, 2 singles; Koester, 3 singles
Teutopolis — Hartke, single; Gaddis, single, double; Helmink, 3 singles, 3 RBI; Bloemer, single; Shue, single
At Toledo
This was a pitcher’s game as Windsor/Stewardson-Strasburg and Cumberland finished with a total of five hits between the two schools.
Cumberland had three hits, two singles by Jude Miller and a single and an RBI by Lauren Schnepper. Jade Carr added an RBI.
The Hatchets had two hits, both by Kinsley Dunaway with a triple, home run and an RBI. Kalia Friese added an RBI.
Mia Holsapple tossed a two-hitter with no walks and two strikeouts for the win. The Pirates finished as the National Trail Conference champions with a 9-0 record and improved to 18-11 overall. They return to sctionThursday hosting Tuscola.
Kendra Hayes suffered the loss, going six innings, allowing three runs on three hits, one walk and one strikeout.
At Toledo
Windsor/Stew-Stras 010 000 1 — 2-2-2
Cumberland 001 101 x — 3-3-2
WP — Holsapple. LP — Hayes.
Windsor/Stewardson-Strasburg — Dunaway, triple, home run, 1 RBI; Friese, 1 RBI
Cumberland — Schneffer, single, 1 RBI; Miller, 2 singles; Carr, 1 RBI
At Mulberry Grove
Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City struck early and quickly in a 17-7 victory over Mulberry Grove Tuesday.
The Bobcats opened with three runs in the first inning then tacked on five more in the fifth. They scored three in the fourth, one in the fifth and ended the game by the 10-run rule in the sixth with five more.
Allison Shields led in hitting with four hits and had two stolen bases. Harper Lilly had two hits and two stolen bases. Ryleigh Sarver had a hit, two RBI and three stolen bases. Brylie Prater, Jayla Arnett and Carissa Wakefield finished with two hits and an RBI each. Wakefield had two stolen bases. Madison Dover and Natalie Tucker had two RBI each.
Prater was the winning pitcher.
At Mulberry Grove
CHBC 305 315 — 17-15
Mulberry Grove 000 034 — 7
WP — Prater. LP — Epperson.
Mulberry Grove — no hits listed
Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City — Shields, 4 hits; Lilly, 2 hits; Sarver, 1 hit, 2 RBI; Prater, 2 hits, 1 RBI; Arnett, 2 hits, 1 RBI; Wakfield, 2 hits, 1 RBI; Dover, 2 RBI; Bennett, 1 hit, 1 RBI; Tucker, 1 hit, 2 RBI
At Charleston
Charleston played host to Altamont and claimed a 14-5 victory Tuesday.
Altamont held a 2-1 lead in the top of the second but Charleston came back in the bottom of the frame, scoring seven runs and never looked back.
The Trojans finished with 13 hits but committed six errors.
Altamont had six hits led by Laila Hankins with a single, double and two RBI, Kennedi Schultz and Cecilia Pearcy with a double and an RBI each.
At Charleston
Altamont 111 020 0 — 5- 6-5
Charleston 171 023 x — 14-13-6
WP — Ritchey. LP — Long.
Altamont — Fleeharty, single; Pearcy, double, 1 RBI; Hankins, single, double, 2 RBI; Schultz, double, 1 RBI; Ruholl, single
Charleston — Beals, 3 singles, 1 RBI; Eastman, double, 1 RBI; Keefer, double, home run, 3 RBI; Cox, 2 singles, double, 2 RBI; Ritchey, single, 2 RBI; Bartges, single, 1 RBI; Lewis, 2 singles, 2 RBI
At Marshall
Marshall handed Dieterich a 16-0 loss in four innings Tuesday.
The Lions edged out to a 1-0 opening inning lead then broke the game wide open with a 15-run third inning.
Marshall finished with 14 hits while holding Dieterich to two.
The Maroons’ Lydia Wohltman and Callie Faller had a single each.
Marshall’s Avery Cornwell tossed a two-hitter with no walks while striking out three.
McKenzie Davis had a single, home run and five RBI while Lynn Welborn added a single, double and two RBI. Lauren English finished with three singles and an RBI.
At Marshall
Dieterich 00 0 0 — 0- 2-2
Marshall 10(15) x — 16-14-0
WP — Cornwell. LP — Boerngen.
Dieterich — Wohltman, single; Ca. Faller, single
Marshall — Welborn, single, double, 2 RBI; English, 3 singles, 1 RBI; Davis, single, home run, 5 RBI; York, 2 singles, 3 RBI; Cornwell, 2 singles; Mattas, single; Hilliard, single, 1 RBI; McNeely, single, 2 RBI
At Casey
Casey-Westfield hosted Newton and picked up a 20-13 victory Tuesday.
The Warriors stepped out to a 4-0 opening inning lead and wrapped another four-run inning in the third around six in the second.
Casey-Westfield finished with 14 hits and was aided by six Newton errors.
The Eagles had 13 hits led by Paige Wagner with a single, double, home run and three RBI, Jorjia Reich with a home run and two RBI, Jacee Dhom with a home run and two RBI, Audria Reich with two three singles and Lexie Ghast with two singles and an RBI.
At Casey
Newton 025 203 1 — 13-13-6
Casey-Westfield 464 015 x — 20-14-4
WP — Goble. LP — Ghast.
Newton — Hermann, single; Reich, home run, 2 RBI; Wagner, single, double, home run, 3 RBI; Ghast, 2 singles, 1 RBI; Reich, 3 singles; Dhom, home run, 2 RBI; Probst, single; Meinhart, single
Casey-Westfield — Karras, 2 singles, 1 RBI; Frye, 2 doubles, home run, 9 RBI; Moore, single, 2 home runs, 5 RBI; Bonds, single, double, 1 RBI; Whitacre, single, home run, 3 RBI; Schackmann, 2 singles
At Bridgeport
North Clay handed Red Hill (Bridgeport) a 3-2 loss in action Tuesday.
The Cardinals improved to 5-14 on the season. They return to action Thursday at South Central in a 4:30 p.m. contest.